lungfish
pronunciation
How to pronounce lungfish in British English:
UK [ˈlʌŋfɪʃ]
How to pronounce lungfish in American English:
US ['lʌŋfɪʃ]
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- Noun:
- air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
Word Origin
- lungfish (n.)
- 1883, from lung + fish (n.).
Example
- 1. Four different species of lungfish are found in africa .
- 2. Large edible australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins .
- 3. I should go catch up to my lungfish .
- 4. Any of several australian food fishes , such as the lungfish .
- 5. I should go catch up to my lungfish . I mean , class .